Specifications

thelinerintothesandasthiswillonlydulltheknifeandnotscratchthepoolwall.Next,
cutalongthetopjustbelowthetoprailsbeingcarefulnottoscorethepoolwall;then
bagthelinerpieceyoucutoffintoacontractortrashbag.Ifthe
linertoobigtohandle
simplycutitintosmallerpiecesandthenbagthem.
Nextcutthefloorintosmallerpiecesandplacethemappropriatelyintotrashbags.The
floorlinerpiecestendtobealotheavierthanthewallpiecessocuttingthemintosmaller
piecesis
veryhelpful.Whiletheinsidepersonisdoingthistheoutside personcantake
topcapsandtoprailsoffthepool.Ifyou’reoldpoollinerisaregularbeadlinerthen
outsidepersonstopsafterremovingtopcapsandrails.Ifit’sanoverlaporj‐hookliner
then
outsidepersonwillcontinuetotakeholddownplatesoff.Theseareattachedtothe
topoftheuprightsandusuallyholddownmetalcopingswhichholddownplasticcoping
strips.Theplasticcopingstripsholdoverlaplinersinplace.IfyourpoolhasJ‐hookliner
thanonlymetal
copingswillberemovedasthereisn’tanyplasticcopingswithaJ‐hook
poolliner.Removeallbags;linerpiecesandanythingthatmaycomplicateanewliner
installation.
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Diggingtheinsideperimeter
Insidethepoolremoveallthesand/stonedust
floorbasematerialsawayfromthewallabout
afootawaywilldo.Atthistimegiveitaquick
washtogetmostofthefloorbasematerialoff
theinsideofthewall.Ifthepool
youaretaking
downhasFoamflooringdiscarditasitwillbe
difficulttoreinstalllater.Foamcovingcanbe
peeledawayfromthewall.Inmostcasesit
shouldcomerightofftobere‐installedwithspraygluelater.Ifanyget
damagedtakenoteandget
replacementsbeforeinstallationinitsnewplace.